Alfre Woodard

Featured in Tyler Perry s The Family That Preys

Appeared in the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Pictures Of Hollis Woods ; earned an Emmy nomination in 2008 for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV-Movie

Earned an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV-Movie for The Water is Wide (CBS)

Appeared in the comedy Beauty Shop starring Queen Latifah

Joined the cast of ABC s Desperate Housewives in its second season as single mom, Betty Applewhite; received an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Cast as a Detective in the thriller The Forgotten starring Julianne Moore

Appeared in the Rosanna Arquette-directed documentary, Searching for Debra Winger

Portrayed a psychiatrist s boss in K-Pax, co-starring Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey

Acted in the ensemble of What s Cooking?

Appeared in featured role in the film Love & Basketball

Co-starred with Ving Rhames in the Showtime original movie Holiday Heart

Appeared with CCH Pounder in Funny Valentine (BET/Starz!)

Reteamed with Lawrence Kasdan for Mumford

Reprised her role as Dr. Roxanne Turner in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)

Starred in and co-produced the drama Down in the Delta directed by Maya Angelou

Gave an award-winning performance as a nurse caring for the men who were part of the Tuskegee syphilis study in the HBO film Miss Evers Boys

Undertook the role of Berenice in small screen remake of The Member of the Wedding (USA Network)

Delivered a small but incisive turn as the trial judge in the legal thriller Primal Fear

Portrayed a scientist who favors fleeing from the Borg in Star Trek: First Contact

Offered a compelling performance in the CBS TV-movie The Piano Lesson

Played Maya Angelou s daughter in the female ensemble drama How to Make an American Quilt

First credit as producer (associate) The Colors of Love

Again teamed romantically with Glover in Lawrence Kasdan s Grand Canyon

Offered a well-received performance as the mother of basketball player in the NBC TV-movie A Mother s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

Played Bill Murray s overworked assistant in the comedy Scrooged a modernization of Charles Dickens s novella, A Christmas Carol

Again teamed with Glover as Winnie and Nelson Mandela in the HBO biopic Mandela

Delivered an Emmy-winning turn as a rape victim in the pilot episode of NBC s drama series L.A. Law

First portrayed South African activist Winnie Mandela to Danny Glover s Nelson Mandela in Mandela (PBS)

Joined season four of the popular medical drama, St. Elsewhere as Dr. Roxanne Turner

Played Roz Dupree on the short-lived NBC sitcom Sara

Offered an Emmy-winning turn as the mother of youth killed by cops in three episodes of Hill Street Blues (NBC)

Received Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role as the housekeeper in Cross Creek

Played Marsha Fulbright on the short-lived CBS supernatural detective drama, Tucker s Witch

Delivered a fine turn as the deadpan hotel manager in Robert Altman s satirical film Health

Made film debut in Remember My Name

Made TV-movie debut in The Trial of the Moke (PBS episode of Great Performances )

Breakthrough stage role in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf

First began performing with the Arena Stage Theater in Washington, DC

Moved to Los Angeles and joined the Mark Taper Forum s Improvisational Theatre Project